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<br />t\,.'~/"i') <br />U'J >'- "l-" > <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />will reconsult with the Service if monitoring indicates that water quality problems develop, <br />-Cultural resources will be protectedby inventory, avoidance, and treatment where appropriate <br />under agreements with the State Historic Preservation Officer and the Advisory Council on <br />Historic Preservation as specified in the final EA. In general, all areas of proposed construction <br />for DWCD features will be inventoried for cultural resources, New irrigation lands will be <br />surveyed where new earth modification that has the potential to cause effects to cultural <br />resources is pr!>jected to occur as discussed in the final EA, or where there is inclusion of <br />uncultivated lands in the field to be irrigated, Any sites identified will be evaluated for <br />significance and potential effect. Where there will be effects, treatment measures will be <br />developed and implemented if avoidance is not possible, Reclamation will continue to consult <br />with Native Aznerican Tribes about the undertaking, <br />-Only presently cultivated lands will receive irrigation water from the Carriage Contract; all lands <br />to be irrigated will be classified, to Reclamation's land class standards, to assure their suitability <br />for irrigation. <br />-Disturbance of native vegetation by pipelines or other construction would be avoided wherever <br />possible. Gunnison sage grouse habitat will be avoided to the maximum extent possible; <br />surveys for sage grouse will be performed prior to any disturbance of their habitat, if avoidance <br />is not possible. <br />-DWCD shall provide written notification to the United States as to the origin of any non-Project <br />water it wishes to carry through Dolores Project facilities, The United States reserves the right <br />to deny the catriage of any non-Project water from sources other than MVIC senior water rights, <br />-Dolores Project water will be given priority over the non-Project water if the capacity of the <br />facilities or other factors limit the delivery of Dolores Project irrigation water. <br />-Reclamation a,nd DWCD will continue ongoing efforts with other partners to acquire or protect <br />water in the Dolores River for release downstream from McPhee Reservoir to benefit the fishery <br />in accordance with the 1998 Dolores River Instream Flow Partnership Memorandum .of <br />Understanding. <br /> <br /> <br />Conclusion <br />Execution of the Carriage Contract as described in the final environmental assessment !Ul<1 this <br />FONSI will not have a significant effect on the human environment. <br /> <br />,~. <br /> <br /><'; <br /> <br />,:,;: <br /> <br />Concur: <br /> <br />Western Colorado Area Office <br />Environmental. Specialist <br /> <br />Date <br /> <br /> <br />Western Colorado Area Office Manager <br /> <br />Date <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />.~ -4. -;, <br /> <br />,'1 <br />~ \~ <br />" , ,.-';k "',,:,' '._..- If.,,;-"<_,:..~,"",--_~;;.:_,,~,,,^--~4I <br />